Sales Engineer

Applied Industrial Technologies

$70K — $120K *
Technical Services
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 3-5 years in a technical sales role or engineering experience
  • Bachelor's degree in engineering or equivalent experience

Responsibilities

  • Plan and execute sales calls and customer visits
  • Conduct 12-15 customer interactions weekly
  • Perform pre-call planning
  • Demonstrate products to clients
  • Identify customer needs effectively
  • Select appropriate products based on client requirements
  • Define project scope and set expectations

Benefits

  • Medical, Dental, Vision insurance
  • 401K retirement plan
  • Life insurance options
  • Paid time off
  • Employee assistance program
Full Job Description

An Automation Sales Engineer at Gibson Engineering Co., Inc. is a customer-facing outside role that has the primary responsibility of growing sales with our existing customers, generating business with new customers, and improving relationships with the manufacturers that we represent. The automation sales engineer uses a combination of commercial and technical competence to drive long-term, profitable relationships with our customers with a technical focus on robotics, machine vision, safety, motion control, sensing, machine control, and data/visualization.

An Automation Sales Engineer position at Gibson Engineering Co., Inc. has the following expectations for activity during a typical workweek:

  • Proactive planning and execution of sales calls/customer visits

  • 12-15 face to face (zoom or in-person) customer interactions per week

  • Pre-call Planning

  • Product demonstrations

  • Identification of customer needs

  • Product selection

  • Project scope definition/setting expectations.

  • Customer visits and strategic account planning with partner manufacturer sales engineers

  • Maintain an accurate forecast of your business potentials with your customers and the manufacturers we represent.

  • Formal and self-guided product training

  • Product selection – determining product compatibility.

  • Quote generation and Sales Process Documentation

  • Territory planning and overall business strategy planning.

Requirements

  • 3-5 years in a technical sales role, 3-5 years in a technical, engineering role considered

  • Bachelor’s degree or higher in engineering or comparable real-world experience

In accordance with applicable wage transparency law requirements, the typical estimated total compensation for this position is $70,000 - $120,000per year depending on experience. This includes salaryand commission and/or potential bonus opportunities. The bonus opportunities for this position can be tied to company, location and/or individual performance, but no specific amount is guaranteed. All full-time associates are eligible for typical employment benefits expected from an industry leader (including Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, life insurance, time off, employee assistance, etc.).

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